This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is Ancient; and the starting sequence is m or d or p; and a substring is l or k or y.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Dadhikra m SanskritPossibly deriving from the Sanskrit elements दधि (
dadhi), meaning "thickened milk, curd" and
kri, meaning "to scatter". This possibly refers to the effect of the morning sun on dew... [
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Dagobald m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
daga "day" combined with Old High German
bald "bold, brave."
Dagolitus m GaulishDerived from Gaulish
dagos "good" and
litu- "festival, celebration, feast".
Dahyuka m Old PersianDerived from Old Persian
dahyu meaning "land", possibly a hypocoristic form of another name containing the element.
Dalilu-essu m BabylonianMeans "new praise", deriving from the Akkadian elements
dalīlu ("praise, thanks") and
eššu ("new, modern").
Dálkr m Old NorseOld Norse name and byname, From Old Norse
dálkr meaning "dagger, knife".
Damophilus m Ancient GreekDamophilus was an ancient Greek painter and coroplast. Damophilus worked with Gorgasus on the temple of Ceres, Liber and Libera in Rome around 493 BC. Zeuxis is said to have been his pupil. Some terracottas and paintings attributed to him have been found in Corinth and Etruria.
Datavahya m Old PersianMeans "born better" or "created better", from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎫
(data) meaning "given, created; born" and 𐎺𐏃𐎹𐏀
(vahyaz) "better", a comparative form of 𐎺𐎢
(vahu) "good".
Deinolochos m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek δεινός
(deinos) meaning "terrible, fearsome; mighty, powerful" and λόχος
(lochos) meaning "ambush, trap".
Deinophilos m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek adjective δεινός
(deinos) meaning "fearful, terrible" as well as "mighty, powerful" combined with the Greek noun φίλος
(philos) meaning "friend, lover".
Dekkiis m Ancient OscanOscan equivalent of the Roman praenomen Decimus, which means "tenth" in Latin.
Demomeles m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek peep
(demos) meaning "the people" and either μέλος
(melos) meaning "song" or μέλω
(melo) meaning "to care, be interest in; to be cared for".
Denewulf m Anglo-SaxonDerived from the Old English elements
Dene "Dane" and
wulf "wolf". This was the name of a 9th century Bishop of Winchester.
Deorwulf m Anglo-SaxonDerived from the Old English elements
deore "dear" and
wulf "wolf". Alternatively, the first element may derive from
deor "wild animal, beast; deer".
Derkylidas m Ancient GreekMeans "son of Derkylos" in Greek, derived from the name
Derkylos combined with ίδας
(idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης
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Derkylos m Ancient GreekPossibly derived from Greek δερκύλλειν
(derkyllein) meaning "to scratch the skin" or "to tear off the skin".
Dexikles m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun δέξις
(dexis) meaning "reception", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb δέχομαι
(dechomai) meaning "to take, to receive, to accept, to welcome"... [
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Dexileos m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun δέξις
(dexis) meaning "reception", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb δέχομαι
(dechomai) meaning "to take, to receive, to accept, to welcome"... [
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Dikaiarchos m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek δίκαιος
(dikaios) meaning "observant of custom, righteous, lawful, just" (see
dike) and ἀρχός
(archos) meaning "leader, ruler".
Dikaiopolis m & f Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek noun δικαιόπολις
(dikaiopolis) meaning "strict in public faith", which consists of the Greek adjective δίκαιος
(dikaios) meaning "observant of custom, righteous, lawful, just" combined with the Greek noun πόλις
(polis) meaning "city".
Diophilos m Ancient GreekMeans "friend of Zeus", derived from Greek Διος
(Dios) "of
Zeus" combined with Greek φιλος
(philos) "friend, lover".
Dioskoros m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek Διός
(Dios) meaning "of
Zeus" combined with the Greek noun κόρος
(koros) meaning "son, boy, lad."
Dioskouros m Ancient GreekEpic and Ionic Greek form of
Dioskoros, because it contains κοῦρος
(kouros), which is the Epic and Ionic Greek form of κόρος
(koros) meaning "son, boy, lad."
Diyllus m Ancient GreekMeaning unknown. Diyllus was probably the son of Phanodemus the Atthidographer (a chronicler of the local history of Athens and Attica).
Dólgfinnr m Old NorseOld Norse name (perhaps originally a byname) derived from the elements
dólgr meaning "enemy, fiend, battle" (cognate with Old English
dolg "a wound, scar") and
finnr "Sámi, Laplander".
Dómaldr m Old NorseCombination of Old Norse
dómr "judgement, fate, doom" and
valdr "ruler".
Domuald m GermanicDerived from Gothic
dôms (which is cognate with Old High German
tuom) meaning "judgement" combined with Gothic
valdan meaning "to reign".... [
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Dorak m Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Gujarati, Malayalam, Bengali, Punjabi, Sinhalese, Nepali, TeluguHindi, Sanskrit: डोरक... [
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Dorymenes m Ancient GreekProbably derived from Greek
δόρυ (
dory) "wood, tree" or "spear" combined with
μενος (
menos) "power, strength, spirit".
Dranlyug m SanskritHindu male first name. (𝘥𝘩𝘳𝘢𝘯) means "retention" and "sustainer" (𝘺𝘶𝘨) means "era". can be described as 'incarnation' {अवतार} "sustainer of the era". {विष्णु} reminding
Drutalos m GaulishDerived from Gaulish
*deruos /
derua "oak tree" and
talu- "forehead; front; surface".
Dryhthelm m Anglo-SaxonDerived from the Old English elements
dryht "troop, army" and
helm "helmet, protection". This was the name of a monk associated with the monastery of Melrose known from the Historia Ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum of Bede.
Dryhtweald m Anglo-SaxonDerived from the Old English elements
dryht "troop, army" and
weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, leader".
Dýri m Icelandic (Rare), Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
dýr "animal", but also associated with the Icelandic adjective
dýr meaning "valuable, expensive, precious".
Dýrvér m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
dýr "deer" and
vér "fighter".
Madalbald m GermanicDerived from Gothic
mathl "meeting place" combined with Old High German
bald "bold, brave."
Madalbert m GermanicDerived from Gothic
mathl "meeting place" combined with Old High German
beraht "bright."
Madalbod m GermanicDerived from Gothic
mathl "meeting place" combined with Gothic
biutan "to offer" or Old High German
boto "bid, offer."
Madalfrid m GermanicDerived from Gothic
mathl "meeting place" combined with Old High German
fridu "peace."
Madalgar m GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic
mathl "meeting place." The second element is derived from Gothic
gairu (
gêr in Old High German) "spear", or from
garva (
garo in Old High German, and
gearu in Anglo-Saxon) "ready, prepared."
Madalgrim m GermanicDerived from Gothic
mathl "meeting place" combined with Old Norse
grîma "mask."
Madalhard m GermanicDerived from Gothic
mathl "meeting place" combined with Gothic
hardus (
hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
Madalrad m GermanicDerived from Gothic
mathl "meeting place" combined with Old High German
rât "counsel."
Madalric m GermanicDerived from Gothic
mathl "meeting place" combined with
rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic
rîg or
rix and Gothic
reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
Madalwin m GermanicDerived from Gothic
mathl "meeting place" combined with Old High German
wini "friend."
Maganbald m GermanicDerived from Old High German
magan or
megin "strength" combined with Old High German
bald "bold, brave."
Maganulf m GermanicDerived from Old High German
magan or
megin "strength" combined with Gothic
vulfs "wolf."
Maglorix m Old CelticDerived from proto-Celtic roots
maglos "noble" or "chief" and
rīxs "king".
Mahalfrid m GermanicDerived from Old High German
mahal "treaty, covenant" combined with Old High German
fridu "peace."
Mahalric m GermanicDerived from Old High German
mahal "treaty, covenant" combined with
rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic
rîg or
rix and Gothic
reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
Makrobios m Ancient GreekEssentially means "long life" or "long-lived", derived from Greek μακρός
(makros) "large, wide, long" combined with Greek βίος
(bios) "life."
Makul m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Tamil, Nepali, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Punjabi"bud" ;Spanish Cherry tree ... [
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Malaric m Germanic, HistoryDerived from Gothic
malvjan "to crush, to grind" combined with
rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic
rîg or
rix and Gothic
reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." This name might also be a short form (with reduction of the 'a') of
Amalaric, but it can also be a form of
Madalric and
Mahalric... [
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Maldred m Anglo-SaxonDerived from Old English elements
milde "gentle" and
ræd "advice, counsel, wisdom". Maldred, son of Crínán of Dunkeld, is a known bearer of this name.
Mamilius m Ancient Roman, TheatreOf uncertain origin: it could be derived from Latin
mamilla ("nipple"), or from the Celtic elements
mam ("strength") and
hil ("seed"), thus "seed of the strong".... [
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Manyu m Sanskrit, HinduismLiterally meaning “passion” in Sanskrit, Manyu is the name of the Vedic deity of passion and war. Related to the Avestan-derived classical Iranian
Angra Mainyu and the modern Iranian
Ahriman.
Maolanaithe m Old IrishFrom Gaelic
Maol Anfaidh meaning "devotee of the storm", from
maol "bald, tonsured one" (later "as of someone who is devoted to God") and
anfadh "tempest, storm". This was the name of a saint.
Maolmhuadh m Old IrishMeans “proud chief”, derived from Gaelic
maol meaning "chief" and
muadh meaning "proud, noble".
Marchelm m GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from either Celtic
marca meaning "horse" (which is
marah in Old High German) or from Germanic
marka meaning "border." The second element comes from Old High German
helm "helmet, protection." Used by saint Marchelm.
Marculf m GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from either Celtic
marca meaning "horse" (which is
marah in Old High German) or from Germanic
marka meaning "border." The second element comes from Gothic
vulfs meaning "wolf".... [
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Marduka m Ancient Near EasternOf uncertain etymology. Name borne by several court officials in the courts of Xerxes I and Darius, and is considered as a possible origin for the name
Mordecai.
Marduk-shapik-zeri m BabylonianMeans "
Marduk (is) outpourer of seed", deriving from the god Marduk, and the Akkadian elements
šapāku ("to pour on / to lavish") and
zēru ("seed ; offspring ; sown, arable land").
Marduniya m Old PersianMeans "the soft one" in Old Persian, derived from
mṛdu meaning "soft, mild" combined with the nominal suffix -𐎴
(-na) and the adjectival suffix -𐎡𐎹
(-ya).
Marul m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali, AssameseMEANING - Soft,Gentle, a kind of duck or flemingo
Marullus m Ancient RomanThe name of a Ancient Roman senator who was among the Senators who feared that Julius Caesar was becoming too powerful. In the play that playwright and poet William Shakespeare wrote based on the last days of Caesar, he and Flavius force citizens praising Caesar off the streets and taking decorations off statues in about the beginning of the play.
Mašḫuiluwa m LuwianMeans "mouse" in Luwian. Name borne by a king of the Luwian kingdom of Mira, a vassal state to the Hittite empire, that married
Muwatti, the sister of Mursili II.
Megakles m Ancient GreekMeans "great glory", derived from Greek μέγας
(megas) "great, large, huge" combined with Greek κλεος
(kleos) "glory".
Megistokles m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek adjective μέγιστος
(megistos) meaning "biggest, largest, greatest" (see
Megistos) combined with the Greek noun κλέος
(kleos) meaning "glory".
Mekh m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
mẖ, possibly a short form of
jmj-ẖt, derived from
jmj "inherent in, being in" combined with
ẖt "group of people, of gods" or "abdomen, belly". This was the name of a predynastic pharaoh, who may or may not have been a mythical figure.
Melankomas m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek adjective μελαγκόμης
(melankomes) meaning "black-haired". It is a compound word, of which the first element consists of μελανός
(melanos), the genitive of the Greek adjective μέλας
(melas) meaning "black, dark"... [
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Meleagros m Ancient GreekPossibly related to Greek μέλας
(melas) meaning "black, dark" and ἀγρός
(agros) meaning "land, field", giving this name the meaning of "black land", perhaps in reference to burnt farmland (which was burnt in order to make the ground fertile)... [
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Melesandros m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun μελησμός
(melesmos) meaning "care, diligence", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb μέλω
(melo) meaning "to be an object of care or interest" as well as "to care for, to be interested in".... [
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Melesippos m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun μελησμός
(melesmos) meaning "care, diligence", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb μέλω
(melo) meaning "to be an object of care or interest" as well as "to care for, to be interested in".... [
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Meletos m Ancient GreekThe meaning of this name is a little bit uncertain. It could have been derived from Greek μελέτη
(melete) "care, attention", but it could also have been derived from Greek μελέτα
(meleta) "resolution, diligence"... [
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Menekles m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from Greek μενω
(meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand". The second element is derived from Greek κλεος
(kleos) meaning "glory".
Menekrates m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from Greek μενω
(meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand". The second element is derived from Greek κρατος
(kratos) meaning "power".
Meneptolemos m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek adjective μενεπτόλεμος
(meneptolemos) meaning "staunch in battle, steadfast", which consists of the Greek verb μένω
(meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" combined with the Epic Greek noun πτόλεμος
(ptolemos) meaning "war".... [
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Menkauhor m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
mn-kꜢw-ḥr meaning "the established one of the life-force of Horus", derived from
mn "to be established; to stay, remain; steadfast" combined with
ka "soul, life-force" and the name of the god
Horus.
Menkaure m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
mn-kꜣw-rꜥ meaning "eternal are the souls of
Ra", derived from
mn "to stay, remain; to be established, steadfast" combined with
kꜣw, plural of
ka "soul, life force", and the name of the god
Ra... [
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Merewealh m Anglo-SaxonDerived from the Old English elements
mere "sea" and
wealh "foreigner, Celt". This name was borne by a sub-king of the Magonsæte in the mid to late 7th century.
Merila m GothicComposed of
mers "fame" +
-ila (a personal name-forming suffix). The origin of the Galician toponym
Merlán.
Merkare m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
mr-kꜣ-rꜥ, possibly meaning "the soul in the pyramid of Ra", from Egyptian
mr "pyramid" combined with
kꜣ "soul" combined with the name of the god
Ra... [
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Mikion m Ancient GreekProbably from Greek μικρός
(mikros) meaning "little, small", via the variant form μικός
(mikos).
Mikythos m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek adjective μίκυθος
(mikythos) meaning "very small". That word is a diminutive of μικκός
(mikkos), which is the Doric and Ionic Greek form of the adjective μικρός
(mikros) meaning "small, little".
Mimulf m GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name is derived from Old Norse
mímir "memory", which is related to Old English
gemimor "well-known", modern Dutch
mijmeren "to muse, to ponder" and Latin
memor "mindful, remembering." Because of this, the first element may also refer to the Norse god Mímir, who had omniscient wisdom and knowledge... [
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Mirokles m Ancient GreekAncient name meaning "glorious fragrance" with elements (Myron) "sweet fragrance, perfume" and (kleos) "glory" given to someone with a good fragrance.
Mithraya m Old PersianHypocoristic form of an Old Persian name containing the element 𐎷𐎰𐎼
(Miθra), referring to the Zoroastrian deity
Mithra, combined with the adjectival suffix -𐎹
(-ya).
Mnesikles m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective μνήσιος
(mnesios) meaning "of memory", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb μνημονεύω
(mnemoneuo) meaning "to call to mind, to remember, to think of", itself ultimately derived from the Greek verb μνάομαι
(mnaomai) meaning "to remember, to be mindful of"... [
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Mnesilochos m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective μνήσιος
(mnesios) meaning "of memory", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb μνημονεύω
(mnemoneuo) meaning "to call to mind, to remember, to think of", itself ultimately derived from the Greek verb μνάομαι
(mnaomai) meaning "to remember, to be mindful of"... [
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Mógils m Old NorseOld Norse combination of
mór "a moor, heath, barren moorland" and
gísl "pledge, hostage".
Moirokles m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun μοῖρα
(moira) meaning "part, portion" as well as "fate, lot, destiny" or from the Greek verb μοιράω
(moirao) meaning "to share, to divide, to distribute"... [
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Molon m Ancient GreekMeaning uncertain. This was the name of several ancient Greek figures, including a general of the Seleucid empire.
Mooler m Sanskrit, Hinduism, Nepali, Punjabi, Hindi, Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, KannadaMEANING - king, Indian Spikenard
Mórekr m Old NorseOld Norse combination of
móðr "mind"; "wrath"; "courage" and
ríkr "mighty", "distinguished", "rich".
Mousokles m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek noun Μοῦσα
(Mousa) meaning "Muse" as well as "music, song" combined with the Greek noun κλέος
(kleos) meaning "glory".
Mrikanda m Sanskrit, HinduismMrikanda is a sage in Hindu mythology. Mrikanda is venerated as the founder of weaving, and as a result of the gods' gratitude he was granted two boons--a tiger and a giant. The giant disobeyed Mrikandaʻs orders and was summarily slain, but the tiger was obedient, and thus lived... [
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Mukhar m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Tamil, Hinduism, Telugu, NepaliMEANING : talkative, verbose, loquacious, garrulous ,leader, principal
Mūl m Anglo-SaxonIt's been postulated that it derives from the Latin
mulus meaning "mule", a word which is known to have entered the Old English vocabulary; presumably, it was a nickname that became habitual.... [
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Munuald m GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from
muni, but we don't exactly know where
muni itself comes from. But there are a few possibilities... [
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Munulf m GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from
muni, but we don't exactly know where
muni itself comes from. But there are a few possibilities... [
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Muwatalli m HittiteMeaning unknown. Name borne by two Hittite kings, Mutawalli I (fl. 15th century BCE), and Mutawalli II (fl. 13th century BCE).
Myndill m Old NorseMeaning uncertain. Possibly a diminutive of names ending with
-mundr "protection".
Myrtilos m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyAncient Greek name, presumably derived Greek μύρτος
(myrtos) "myrtle". In Greek mythology this name belonged to a son of Hermes and charioteer to Oenomaus.
Pakhom m Ancient Egyptian, CopticFrom Egyptian
pꜣ-ꜥẖm meaning "he of the (holy) falcon," derived from
pꜣ "the; he of" combined with
ꜥẖm "falcon" or "cultic image of a falcon or god". The falcon was the symbol of the Egyptian god
Horus, so one could say that this name essentially means "he who belongs to Horus."
Pakur m Old PersianOf Middle Iranian origin, most likely Parthian. The meaning of this name is uncertain, but sources regularly associate it with Parthian
bgpwhr or
bag-puhr meaning "son of a god".... [
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Palaimon m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek verb παλαιμονέω
(palaimoneo) meaning "to wrestle, to fight", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb παλαίω
(palaio) meaning "to wrestle"... [
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Palni m Old Norse, Old DanishThe origin and meaning is uncertain. Some theories include, from Old Danish
pólina meaning "pole" or from Old Danish
páll meaning "pole".
Pandulf m Germanic, HistoryThe first element of this name comes from
banda, which is derived from Langobardic
bando "flag, banner" or from Old High German
banz "province, countryside." The first element might also come from Greek
pan "all", but this is unlikely... [
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Pantacles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of
Pantakles. A known bearer of this name was the Olympic victor Pantacles of Athens, who won the stadion race at respectively the 21st Olympiad (696 BC) and the 22nd Olympiad (692 BC).
Pantakles m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from Greek παντός
(pantos), which is the genitive singular of Greek πᾶς
(pas) meaning "all, every, each". The second element is derived from the Greek noun κλέος
(kleos) meaning "glory".
Panyassis m Ancient GreekPanyassis of Halicarnassus was a Greek epic poet from Halicarnassus in the Persian Empire (modern-day Bodrum, Turkey).
Parjanya m Hinduism, SanskritParjanya, according to the Vedas, is a deity of rain, thunder, lightning, and the one who fertilizes the earth. It is another epithet of Indra, the Vedic deity of the sky and heaven.
Paroyr m Ancient ArmenianMeans "spiral" in Ancient Armenian. This is the name of a king in the Ancient Armenian history of Movses Khorenatsi. The king is the son of Skayordi. According to Khorenatsi, He was descended from Hayk, the founder of Armenia.
Pasebakhaenniut m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
pꜣ-sbꜣ-ḫꜥ-n-nwt meaning "the star appearing in the city", derived from
pꜣ "the; he of" combined with
sbꜣ "star; meteor",
ḫꜥ "appearing",
m "in", and
nwt "town, city", usually referring to
Thebes.
Pasikles m Ancient GreekMeans "glory of all", derived from Greek πᾶς
(pas) meaning "all, for all, of all" combined with Greek κλεος
(kleos) meaning "glory".
Pasikrates m Ancient GreekMeans "power of all", derived from Greek πᾶς
(pas) meaning "all, for all, of all" combined with Greek κρατος
(kratos) meaning "power".